Price, Tigers get past Hernandez

Seattle ace hit with grounder, leaves game after the fifth

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Published 12:01 am, Sunday, August 17, 2014

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DETROIT, MI - AUGUST 16: David Price #14 of the Detroit Tigers pitches in the first innng of the game against the Seattle Mariners at Comerica Park on August 16, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 477588113 less

DETROIT, MI - AUGUST 16: David Price #14 of the Detroit Tigers pitches in the first innng of the game against the Seattle Mariners at Comerica Park on August 16, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Leon ... more

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David Price pitched eight innings of one-run ball, and the Detroit Tigers snapped Seattle's five-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory over Felix Hernandez and the Mariners on Saturday night.

Price (12-8) allowed three hits, struck out seven and walked three in his first game at Comerica Park since he was acquired in a trade with Tampa Bay last month. Joe Nathan worked the ninth for his 25th save, yielding Endy Chavez's RBI single.

It was Nathan's first appearance since making a profane gesture at Tigers fans on Wednesday, and he received a mixture of cheers and boos when he was introduced.

Hernandez was hit on the leg by Ian Kinsler's hard ground ball for the final out of the fourth. He pitched the next inning before departing after 92 pitches, allowing two runs and seven hits.

Hernandez (13-4) lost his record streak of 16 straight starts of at least seven innings and no more than two runs.

Braves 4, Athletics 3: Chris Johnson drove in two runs with three hits, Julio Teheran threw six strong innings and Atlanta edged suddenly struggling Oakland. The A's, who began the day with the best record in the majors, matched their worst skid of the season by losing four in a row. They've dropped six of seven overall. Teheran (11-9) gave up two runs on four hits and three walks. The Braves had lost 12 of 15 before winning the first two games of the series.

Nationals 4, Pirates 3: Wilson Ramos' ground-rule double drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning, after Adam LaRoche's two-run homer tied it in the eighth.

Marlins 2, D'backs 1: Henderson Alvarez (9-5) made a successful return to the mound after missing two starts, pitching seven strong innings. Alvarez allowed one run and five hits. He struck out six after missing time with right shoulder inflammation. He lowered his home ERA to a National League-best 1.46.

Indians 6, Orioles 0: Carlos Carrasco shut out AL East-leading Baltimore on three hits over seven innings. Carlos Santana hit a three-run homer in the first off Ubaldo Jimenez (4-9) and Michael Brantley added a two-run shot in the fifth as the hot-and-cold Indians won for the fifth time in six games.

Giants 6, Phillies 5: Gregor Blanco hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, helping San Francisco rally. Michael Morse had two doubles and a triple as San Francisco won for the second time in three games following a five-game skid.

Blue Jays 6, White Sox 3: Melky Cabrera's two-run double in the seventh inning lifted Toronto. The Blue Jays, who snapped a four-game losing streak, scored three runs in the seventh to retake the lead after the White Sox tied it with three runs in the sixth.

Reds-Rockies, ppd.: Saturday night's game was called off because of a water main break outside the ballpark. It will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Sunday.

Angels 5, Rangers 4: Albert Pujols and Howie Kendrick homered to give the Angels an early lead, and Los Angeles held on again to beat Texas. The Angels (72-49) are alone in first place in the AL West for the first time since 2011, but they are only two percentage points ahead of Oakland.